Many years ago, I figured out how to plant an onion that has sprouted in my garden to grow a brand new onion. Thousands of people have followed this tutorial to do the same. Of course, you can grow your own onions from seed, get onion seedlings from your local garden center or go t...
How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Shallots Onions grown for their green stems are also called green onions, spring onions, and scallions. (The terms are often used interchangeably.) Bulb-forming onions can be harvested early as green onions. But not all green or bunching onions will grow bulbs...
These are onion “sets.” This is not the only type of onion you can plant. There’s onion seeds. There’s also the clump of onions sold at the big box home improvement store that looks like a bunch of green onions all rubber-banded together. I think the sets perform best in my ga...
Sprouts: Avoid onions with sprouts coming out of the top. This indicates they are older and won’t taste as fresh. Storing These simple storage tips will prevent you from ever having to throw away onions again: Room temperature: Store fresh onions at room temperature for 2-3 weeks. Howeve...
Where to plant peas Grow peas in full sun. Set rows north to south so that plants get plenty of sun throughout the day. The only reason to plant peas in part shade is if you live in a region where the weather turns hot quickly. Afternoon shade in hot and arid regions will give pea...
If starting your green onions indoors, you’ll likely need to eventually transplant them. Onions have tiny, threadlike, delicate sprouts that can be easily damaged, so, when transplanting, take care not to disturb the roots too much. You can use a widger to separate a clump and plant those...
You have to match the daylight of your latitude at the time of year your onions should be bubing with an appropriate day-length onion variety. If you live in the south and pick a long-day variety, your latitude won’t be able to send your onion plant the message that it’s time to...
When shopping, choose loose potatoes for better control, and use the scale to pick ones within 1 ounce of each other for even cooking. Avoid potatoes with sprouts or a greenish tint, which indicates too much light exposure. Oil: Brushing olive oil on the surface of potatoes before baking ...
With their sharp tasty greens, sweet tender roots, and fascinating historical significance, turnips are so much more than they are given credit for! So why not save a corner of your garden to plant a small patch this season? You can enjoy zesty green turnip salads all spring and hearty ro...
Because the caterpillars are green, they blend in easily with the plant and can be hard to see. The bigger they grow, the more damage they cause. One larva can eat three times their body weight in one day! Adults are gray-brown moths, which deposit small green eggs on plants that hatc...